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The Post-Olympic Figure Skating Boom
The Post-Olympic Figure Skating Boom
As a figure skating fan, there’s nothing that could have prepared me for the moment when I opened TikTok on the day after the Olympic Women’s Free Skate Event. The entire feed was flooded with photos…
The Apartments We Visit
The Apartments We Visit
How do we measure time? How do we measure moments and memories and a life lived? I keep a counter, a visual one. It is a mental list of all the apartments I have visited in my life. From my grandma’s…
2026 is the new 2016
2026 is the new 2016
Written by Maria Francesca Ficarra In a world that increasingly feels (or rather is) one breath away from disaster, we are instinctively driven towards the idea of certainty, searching for means of…
The Beauty of Gore
The Beauty of Gore
“I Hate This Album”
“I Hate This Album”
On Gen Z, Crises, and Politics in Art
On Gen Z, Crises, and Politics in Art
Written by Filipp Beldushkin I am not really well-versed in the pop culture that is popular among Gen Z, even though I am part of it, so please take my analysis with a grain of salt.
The Quiet Resistance to Acceleration
The Quiet Resistance to Acceleration
Written by Ceylin Dogan I wake most mornings with the sense that time has already escaped me, as though the day has moved several steps ahead before I even open my eyes. The restless drum of my mind…
Nina or The Visit
Nina or The Visit
Written by Larissa Straßer Out of the darkness, out of the cold, a smell of sweet wine and raisins flows towards me. Not because she’s been drinking or baking, that’s just her smell. In other texts, I’…
Why are Korean women such good writers?
Why are Korean women such good writers?
Written by Livy Li After the phenomenal success of the film Kim Ji-young: Born 1982, I went to read the novel. On Japanese Goodreads, many people gave it four stars. One highly upvoted review said: “A…
Gatekeeping, or the art of being tasteful
Gatekeeping, or the art of being tasteful
Written by Maria Francesca Ficarra “We need gatekeepers again – new, more diverse ones. Editors, experts. Taste isn’t a democracy, nor should it be populist. It comes from experience and exposure…
The (dead) art of music criticism
The (dead) art of music criticism
The category is ethical billionaires
The category is ethical billionaires
Crossing over to nowhere
Crossing over to nowhere
Thus Spoke the DJ
Thus Spoke the DJ
Reflections on the Modern Dionysus Written by Maria Cairoli “Art is the production of objects for consumption, to be used and discarded while waiting for a new world in which man will have succeeded…
The Impossibility of the Female Character
The Impossibility of the Female Character
Written by Paavani Lal Das You have met a Dumbledore, or a Donald Trump, or a Dwight Schrute. Not for who they are, but for how they are treated. A man who is deeply and widely respected…
Is Reading Sexy Again?
Is Reading Sexy Again?
Written by Deniz Kaya All the internet girls read like it’s a fashion statement. Almost all of my friends bring a book with them wherever we go. How many of us carry books with us? How many of us read…
A Cinephile’s Guide to Venice Film Festival
A Cinephile’s Guide to Venice Film Festival
Cool on command
Cool on command
When personal style feels more like performance than expression Let’s get one thing straight—are you really cool, or are you just wearing microtrends? If you’ve been on TikTok or Pinterest in the last…
Pretty Tonight
Pretty Tonight
Our Website!
Our Website!
We live in a society…
MEET THE MET (GALA)
MEET THE MET (GALA)
City pop: the ultimate sound of nostalgia
City pop: the ultimate sound of nostalgia
Coachella Culture: Fashion, Freedom, and a Festival That Defines an Aesthetic
Coachella Culture: Fashion, Freedom, and a Festival That Defines an Aesthetic
Inside a boy’s mind: PART 2
Inside a boy’s mind: PART 2
Inside a boy’s mind: PART 1
Inside a boy’s mind: PART 1
Dear Buk: PART 2
Dear Buk: PART 2
Dear Buk: PART 1
Dear Buk: PART 1
Representation That Matters
Representation That Matters
Boho-Chic Revival: A Return to Freedom and Movement
Boho-Chic Revival: A Return to Freedom and Movement
LOVE AND LOSS
LOVE AND LOSS
Sun Q: Reimagining Rock Music
Sun Q: Reimagining Rock Music
Women’s Advocacy or Aggression?
Women’s Advocacy or Aggression?
In the Shadow of Power: Violence in Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend
In the Shadow of Power: Violence in Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend
I have felt shame.
I have felt shame.
Turbulent Times: Kazakhstan’s biggest femicide case and personal sentiment.
Turbulent Times: Kazakhstan’s biggest femicide case and personal sentiment.
Istanbul Convention Saves Lives
Istanbul Convention Saves Lives
A Panoramic View on Spatial Repression: Intersection of Space and Gender
A Panoramic View on Spatial Repression: Intersection of Space and Gender
Women’s health and endometriosis: when medicine wasn’t made for you.
Women’s health and endometriosis: when medicine wasn’t made for you.
CAMP HORROR
CAMP HORROR
The Tradwife Movement: Nostalgic Dream or Dangerous Ideology?
The Tradwife Movement: Nostalgic Dream or Dangerous Ideology?
On Womanhood
On Womanhood
K-pop and feeding into unhealthy fan delusions for profit
K-pop and feeding into unhealthy fan delusions for profit
Who Would Have Guessed
Who Would Have Guessed
INDULGING IN NOSTALGIA
INDULGING IN NOSTALGIA
MusicAeterna: Reimagining Classical Music
MusicAeterna: Reimagining Classical Music
Asians in bocconi
Asians in bocconi
REGISTER TO THE EVENT: Art, Identity and Empowerment
REGISTER TO THE EVENT: Art, Identity and Empowerment
A duel of chess: Cinematography vs. The Human Mind
A duel of chess: Cinematography vs. The Human Mind
On being 20
On being 20
ODE TO ALMODOVAR
ODE TO ALMODOVAR
WHEN I KNOW YOUR SOUL, I WILL PAINT YOUR EYES
WHEN I KNOW YOUR SOUL, I WILL PAINT YOUR EYES
the rise and fall of reading culture
the rise and fall of reading culture
Cait Corrain, racism and reviews: a look into the scandal
Cait Corrain, racism and reviews: a look into the scandal
EP.2 - What is it about love?
EP.2 - What is it about love?
Bocconi: Is it really “knowledge that matters”?
Bocconi: Is it really “knowledge that matters”?
The new third space: how social media is replacing real life communication
The new third space: how social media is replacing real life communication
Ghostwriting: Behind the Curtains of the Publishing Industry
Ghostwriting: Behind the Curtains of the Publishing Industry
What is it about love?
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What is it about love?
The Rise of Digital Art: The Link Between Digital Technology and Artistic Expression
The Rise of Digital Art: The Link Between Digital Technology and Artistic Expression
Snapshots of War: How Media Shapes Political Narratives
Snapshots of War: How Media Shapes Political Narratives
Eurocentrist Narrative in Western Media: Changing It Is a Must
Eurocentrist Narrative in Western Media: Changing It Is a Must
The Cold of the War and Womanhood - a Dive into the Past and Emergence in the Present
The Cold of the War and Womanhood - a Dive into the Past and Emergence in the Present
On Spring - April 2023
On Spring - April 2023
Is Paid Menstrual Leave No Longer Just a Dream?
Is Paid Menstrual Leave No Longer Just a Dream?
Peace, Love, and Music: The Enduring Impact of Woodstock on Society and Culture
Peace, Love, and Music: The Enduring Impact of Woodstock on Society and Culture
The Dark Side of Ozempic: Hollywood’s Latest Weight-loss Craze
The Dark Side of Ozempic: Hollywood’s Latest Weight-loss Craze
How Memes Go Viral
How Memes Go Viral
The Overlooked Art of Album Creation
The Overlooked Art of Album Creation
TRAIN CRASH IN GREECE: YEARS OF NEGLIGENCE BOIL DOWN TO ONE TRAGEDY
TRAIN CRASH IN GREECE: YEARS OF NEGLIGENCE BOIL DOWN TO ONE TRAGEDY
The Phenomenon of Age
The Phenomenon of Age
Outcry Awareness: Vandalism for the Sake of Environmentalism?
Outcry Awareness: Vandalism for the Sake of Environmentalism?
Valentine's day Playlist 💌
Valentine's day Playlist 💌
Hollywood Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: Bojack Horseman as a Look Into Our Own Reality
Hollywood Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: Bojack Horseman as a Look Into Our Own Reality
University Decision and Identity Crisis
University Decision and Identity Crisis
Designing the City of Design
Designing the City of Design
Pop Art: A Celebration or a Critique of Consumerism?
Pop Art: A Celebration or a Critique of Consumerism?
On Curiosity - November Review
On Curiosity - November Review
Queerbaiting: Examples of Kit Connor and Harry Styles
Queerbaiting: Examples of Kit Connor and Harry Styles
Buddhism and the Patriarchy
Buddhism and the Patriarchy
Halloween Playlist!
Halloween Playlist!
JazzMI: 11 unmissable days
JazzMI: 11 unmissable days
The Real Housewives: the Appeal of Absurdity
The Real Housewives: the Appeal of Absurdity
Cancel Culture: A Tool for Social Justice or Modern-day Mob Intimidation?
Cancel Culture: A Tool for Social Justice or Modern-day Mob Intimidation?
Eurovision: a non-political event
Eurovision: a non-political event
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